Environmental policy and administrative management

The objectives of this project are to: (i) establish a National Focal Group and appoint a National Focal Person to facilitate greater on the ground technical advice and faster processing of projects in the five focal areas of biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation, protection of international waters, prevention of land degradation, and the elimination of persistent organic pollutants; (ii). increase the capacity of selected civil society organisations in writing funding proposals and preparing projects for GEF approval; (iii) prepare a three-year Country Programme Strategy which will determine the priority areas for the GEF SGP funding as well as ways and means which will help achieve the defined outcomes of the Third Operational Programme for the GEF SGP; (iv) promote the GEF SGP as a grant and technical assistance provider to address environmental management, poverty alleviation and capacity building; and (v) establish a mechanism which will enhance the participation of civil society organisations in sustainable development processes of Anguilla. By the end of the project Anguilla will have a fully functioning National Focal Group (NFG), an appointed National Focal Person, well trained members of the NFG and the GEF SGP will be known to all levels of society. It is also expected that this project will bring about the design and implementation of projects which can have greater long term impact.

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